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Originally Posted by DieselAddict
The 70's and 80's MB diesels are simple. I'll give you that. They're also uncomfortable, inefficient, smoky and tend to leak or burn oil. And no, they don't run forever. In fact in my experience they start to burn oil sooner than the newer diesels because they're not built to the same precision, and I've seen plenty of old MB diesels for sale with rebuilt engines.
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You're right about them not running forever... that was a blatant exaggeration. Speaking of which, my SDL is dead with a cracked cylinder head. However it does not burn any oil... none of my diesels have burned oil (lucky?).
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2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI - 103,000 miles
2004 Volkswagen Touareg V10 TDI - 160,000 miles
2003 Ford F-350 PowerStroke 6.0 -- sold
1987 Mercedes-Benz 300SDL -- 307,500 miles -- Retired
1991 VW Jetta GL ECOdiesel -- 429,531 miles -- RIP
2000 Volkswagen New Beetle TDI -- RIP
1987 Mercedes-Benz 190D 2.5 Turbo -- sold
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